I don't watch 4 hour videos on people reviewing a hotel. I can read a paragraph and get the information more efficiently.
Well, you're missing a complete breakdown of the experience and why it failed, outside of the obvious reason of "that's a $6,000 hotel"
It went viral for a reason, y'know
You brought up the Star Wars hotel I didn't. If you think I'm insincere because I choose to label rides differently than you than that's on you and not my problem. Have you talked to people in the real world instead of just watching Youtube videos about them? Because I place very low value on Youtuber influencers unless their academics talking in their field. I'm not watching a youtuber for 4 hours. I can get a lot done in that amount of time.
Yeah, I talk to people in real life. We call it "Bluesky". Do you talk to people in the real world like you do online? Don't chat round the ol' water cooler about the latest Youtube video to make it big? Don't have it on in the background while you do something else?
Orcs were CHAOTIC from Day 1. Then in AD&D they became Lawful Evil, and 3rd edition made them Chaotic Evil. They did not evolve to Chaotic Evil for 3 editions. You are correct on that.
I brought it up when discussing the 2024 ruleset because I think getting rid of classic races like Half Elf and Half orc is mind boggling. It makes no sense. So Why would I keep Orc when Half orc works better for my campaign? You decided to tell me how wrong I was, like I was naming a ride with its... name. Don't paint me like I'm the one with the issue. You've been on the attack about this.
Makes perfect sense to me. If you're making a new product to go out there, you want the basic races to be easily understood and thematically filling. Elves are that, dwarves are that, there's a reason they're such longstanders. Tieflings have stuck on since 4e because they're another easy to understand and simple concept that's thematically strong.
The problem is, of course, due to their very nature, half elves and half orcs impede on the human and the other side they are, and due to that nature, they're kind of just repeating what's already there. They're not really a new niche by design, they're taking a bit of human, a bit of elf, and mashing it together. Great down the line, but as a basic race to the game? They're overlapping. Taking up valuable space for simpler archetypes. Half orcs on the other hand are watering down a concept that is so 'yeah this should be playable' that even Terry Pratchett himself (GNU) took a stab at it
also, like. they're also the most unbalanced race in the game short of yuan-ti. actually overpowered. anyone who doesn't like unbalanced race, half elves are the one to ban.
I literally said Thar was a mistake. I don't see the racial coding anywhere else. I see pig faces and greenskins. Game Constructs and monsters. When I want to use nuance in morality I can use elves dwarves or humans. Orcs are not representative of any people or culture on earth. But if you look really hard you'll find problems if you want to. Chick Traks made up problems too.
Well unfortunately you might be a bit alone on that one. This is an actual scholarly debate when it comes to Tolkein's stuff alone
Once again, Terry Pratchett wrote a book that's just "Orcs are people, its their upbringing that decides how they'll be" and before we even delve into some sides of it, the fact that the source for green orcs flat out makes them soccer hooligans makes them pretty representative of folks I'd say.
You tend to think you know what lots of people think. I know way more people that really don't think the AESTHETIC of wanting evil races is something to even care about. Most people don't care. I'm just not going to change the way I've used orcs because some people on the internet don't like it. I've literally met nobody in real life that cares. Its all online
I'd say the fact this always descends into an argument is a pretty strong way of showing people care about this stuff, even if you don't. But, frankly, Charlaquin's handled it better than I can
To YOU that's the result. Its a platform. I'm sure it did not cause confusion. Not sure how I can be insincere about saying I find the complaints of Blusky funny. You went off on something strange. Enough that you wrote paragraphs about the greatness of random youtube influencers that you seem to REALLY care about. I don't rely on youtube to tell me how people act. I don't care what Jenny Nicols thinks about anything. I don't get my information from youtubers.
Communication is a matter of language used. If someone uses certain terms when talking, you get an impression of them from their speech. More casual terms, more formal terms, that's communication 101.
This doesn't change just because the medium is text.
Because UMASS coordinates a lot of Esports gatherings on the eastern coast of the UNited States. (Oh was I insincere when I said the Eastern Coast instead of Eastcoast. I apologize) That's my sphere. The one I care about.
Why do you think I have a VAGUE care about mobile games when I clearly stated several times I don't play the, talk about them, or care about them. I couldn't even deal with ELDER SCROLLS Blades because of all the repetitive game play. Chibi anime girls aren't going to get me to play a game in a genre I care nothing about. Seriously I have no care for whatever gold ship is. Now that you told me what Unanusume is, I am glad that the time I discovered it was in a time when I am responding to forums when I'm not productive anyway. Because now that I know about it, I can use it as an example of games I ignore. I no longer need to use a genre I can refer to it by name. Thank you for that. This game would not vaguely entertain me.
As an Australian, why would I care anything about an American university?
And because, y'know, if we're bringing up "Gacha outsell MMOs", then "the horse girl gacha" is kind of relevant to that
And what, you don't play roguelikes? Never done some Darkest Dungeon? Hades? NetHack? Heck, Rogue itself?
